“I know what it’s like to be among the crowd at Elland Road so it will be amazing to walk out there and even more so knowing that everyone is willing me to win.

“I’m going to enjoy the moment and the energy of the crowd.”

Adams is cautious not to look too far ahead but she has maintained ever since turning pro that she wanted to land a world title. Victory over her Argentine foe at the weekend would almost certainly put her in contention for such a fight, possibly later this year.

To achieve that, Adams knows she has to get the business done against an opponent who has herself fought at world-title level three times, albeit unsuccessfully.

“I know that anybody who’s put in front of me in that ring, I’m going to take them out,” Adams added. “In my last fight, everybody said, and I could see it myself, that I’ve started to develop as a pro.

“I’ve been practicing day in, day out to get everything right and it’s starting to pay off now.

“I feel close to a title but I’m focusing on this next fight and I want to put on a performance.

“But I don’t take anybody lightly. I know what I’m up against and she’s (Frias) fought for the title three times.

“She’ll be ready but my desire and hunger to win is bigger than anybody else’s and I’m going to win.

“Yes, it’s a step up in class but I want to show I belong at world level.”

Meanwhile, promoter Frank Warren has hailed Nicola Adams’ desire to win ahead of the Leeds fighter’s return to her home city.

Warren believes that Adams is an inspiration to males and females across the sporting spectrum.

Warren said: “I look at Nicola as a role model for sport, not just as a woman, but as a British sporting hero because that’s what she is.

“Whether you’re a bloke or a woman, what she has achieved through adversity is great tribute to her and also her will and desire. She’s a winner who’s done it as an amateur and is now doing it as a professional.”

“If Nicola comes through this, then I’m very confident her next fight will be for a world title,” added Warren.

“She’d be the first double gold Olympic medal winner to win a world title and would be creating yet more history.”

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